CN1332865A - Device indicating movements for software - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention concerns a device transforming movements of at least one joint of the user into control signals for computer, comprising a sleeve (21d, 21g, 41d, 41g) designed to be slipped around the joint and a movement sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) fixed on said sleeve. The invention is characterised in that the sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) is an on/off sensor and is directly controlled by the movements of the sleeve (21d, 21g, 41d, 41g) walls.
Description
The present invention relates to constitute the software control equipment of sensor, the motion of this sensor sensing user part health.
This opertaing device generally includes the unit of reproducing control or director element (operating rod, bearing circle, control pedal) and is fixed to the unit of user's health (as, arm or head) and is designed to paratonic movement and impede motion as few as possible.
Therefore, file US 5,229 756 proposes the control simulator that shell is housed, wherein the user is equipped with and is individually fixed in an elbow bend sensor that puts with the angle of bend of measuring elbow and the simulating signal that the described angle of expression is provided, and simulating signal then is converted into and is used to the digital signal storing and handle.
Such device has a main shortcoming.
Must be handled by a converter and by a computing machine by the signal that sensor provides, the two all needs bigger calculating and memory capacity.
In fact, have such device of software of hardware and particular design because the high request of this sensor inherence only is used to a kind of like this purposes.
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is that a kind of device will be provided, and it is suitable for the position of user's limbs or displacement conversion being become to represent significantly the control signal of described position or displacement, and needs very little calculating and memory capacity.
Secondary objective of the present invention is that a kind of like this device that uses movable sensor will be provided, and it makes simple and with low cost.
According to the present invention, offer a system for computer and realize these purposes by at least one joint of user mobile being converted to control signal, this system comprises a cover that is worn on the joint and is fixed in the movable sensor that this puts that this device is characterised in that sensor is an on/off sensor and directly experiences moving of jacket wall.
This device makes it for example move existing video-game by the domestic type game console or by a personal computer applications health movable sensor.
Other purpose of the present invention, characteristic and advantage will become very clear by reading detailed description given below with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the installation drawing that the present invention does not have the user;
Fig. 2 represents to be installed in user's same apparatus on one's body;
Fig. 3 represents to constitute a recreation hand-held device of most preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 represents to be connected to a kind of like this recreation hand-held device of elbow movable sensor of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is illustrated in a switch movable sensor in another modification of the present invention;
Fig. 6 represents to constitute another modification of the present invention, a Pneumatic pressure operated elbow movable sensor;
Fig. 7 is illustrated in device of the present invention in the detailed front view;
Fig. 8 is the block diagram that expression is used for the CPU module operation of Fig. 7 device;
The application drawing of Fig. 9 two parts unit that to be expression be made of the movable sensor that is used for Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 device and control hand-held device;
Figure 10 is the application drawing of presentation graphs 7 and Fig. 8 device knee movable sensor.
The device of Fig. 1 is a hub-and-spoke configuration, and it has a center that is made of watermark pre-processor 10 and by being loaded with four branches that movable sensor 20d, 20g, 40d and 40g line constitute.
In this case, movable sensor is to the crooked 20g of gonocampsis 40g, 40d and elbow, 20d sensitivity.
Two branches that respectively comprise an elbow bend sensor 20d and 20g cross sensor and extend to control hand-held device 30d, the 30g that button 35g, 35d plate are housed.
As in Fig. 2, seeing, when the user is worn over belly with module 10, along with the connection between elbow sensor 20g, 20d and the hand-held device 30g, the 30d that in fact extend along forearm, arm and thigh that line prolongs the user arrive sensor, so that influence moving of user as few as possible.
As bend sensor 20g, 20d, 40g, 40d or button 35g, when 35d is activated, corresponding signal is sent to module 10 from these elements.Module 10 is with these signals of aftertreatment, and after this it sends to the signals of handling a computing machine (not shown) and send them with the acceptable form of computing machine through an output connection 15.
Each bend sensor is installed in and is worn on above-mentioned periarticular soft cover 21d, 21g, 41d, the 41g.This cover only is made of strap.
In Fig. 4, can see that cover 21d stretches to both sides (and for knee, cover is around thigh and toe raise) from ancon around upper arm and forearm.
This cover has the part in the inboard, joint.Especially, at the opposite side of elbow, it has two and still stretches the inside surface that arm moves towards each other or separates according to user's bending.
Utilize this characteristic by at least one surface on described two surfaces, placing movable sensor.
In Fig. 4, two componentries of a Hall-effect magnetic are placed on these two surfaces, promptly the small magnet on the forearm inside surface 22 and on the biceps inside surface to the receiving unit 23 of described magnet sensitivity.
Receiving unit 23 comprises three leads determining two loops, first loop open or close depend on magnet 22 be respectively near or away from receiving unit 23, and close or open in second loop on the contrary depend on magnet 22 be near or away from this part 23.
In the present embodiment, the connection 25d with two leads is connected to module 10 with one terminal in these two loops.
According to elbow bends whether, electric signal circuit be connected 25d in flow or do not flow.
In a modification, connect 25d and have two additive wires that are connected to other loop, so that therefore side information to be provided.
Therefore this magnetic displacement dynamic sensor is bending according to the joint or straight provides positive or zero-signal.
Therefore in a given example, the determining positions signal value in joint, and no matter the joint is static or mobile in that example.
In a modification, adopted the direction that moves according to the joint rather than the movable sensor of on/off signal is provided according to its physical location.
When the joint was bent, sensor began first state, and when the joint was stretched, sensor began second state, and is irrelevant with the angle that stretch in the joint.
The break-make information that utilization is provided by movable sensor, might check crooked move or stretch mobile (playing) as the blow in the fighting games or one or even check is stretched or bending position (as, corresponding to virtual action person's attitude, press displacement or jump that button 35d and 35g cause the actor).
In a modification, comprise at the movable sensor shown in Fig. 5, on the inner surface in joint at the mechanically controlled switch 123 of a side, has a bar this moment, with a foam 122 that stretches out from forearm at opposite side, switch 123 enters to fit by described relatively that part foam 122 and is activated.
In this case, switch is by a bar (microswitch of a bar operation) machinery control, but it can be controlled by a wheel or by a fork equally.
In sensor modification shown in Figure 6, pressure dome 220d be placed in elbow curved in, and wherein pressure increases when being compressed.
Switch 230 is fixed on the cover 21d near bag 220d, and has the control that reaches bag 220d refer to 235 and be driven as a piston under the effect of the pressure that increases.
Bag 220d has the opening 225 that allows air discharge valuably from bag, to avoid hindering bending motion, these openings are very little, are enough to the rated pressure that keeps enough when air is excluded.
Therefore detecting device is to the unexpected increase of pressure, and promptly the case of bending of elbow is sensitive.
Switch 230 can be replaced and bag also can be made into closed or inflation by baroceptor commonly used.
Other on/off sensor can utilize moving of joint, for example pressure transducer, length travel sensor or radial displacement transducer.Motion sensor can be passive, promptly they need supply with their external energies in case the indication joint open or close position (perhaps the joint is in the situation of given direction motion), perhaps they can be passive, promptly do not need their power supply.
The top that button 35d in hand-held device 30g, 30d, 35g are positioned at hand-held device is so that be suitable for being started by thumb, as is generally used for the control operating rod of game console.
In this case, lead connects and to be used to as shown in Figure 4 to make up from the lead 26d of hand-held device 30d with from the lead of elbow sensor 20d, and this group lead extends to module 10 with the form that connects 27d from forearm.
Fig. 7,8 and 9 expressions are used for the best distribution of various electrical connections between module 10 and sensor and the hand-held device in these cases, and wherein sensor 20g, 20d, 40g and 40d are made of switch 28g, 28d, 48g, 48d respectively.
Each hand-held device 30g and 30d comprise that each is corresponding to switch 31g, 32g, four buttons of 33g, 34g separately in this case.
The 50g interconnecting modules 10 that is connected in series, elbow sensor 20g and a hand-held device 30g (is 60g for knee).By means of this connection, module 10 provides a non zero potential to sensor 20g and hand-held device 30g.This current potential is provided for some terminals of ancon switch 20g and a certain terminal of each switch in hand-held device 30g.
The terminal that each switch is relative in these five switches is connected to module 10 via connection 51g, 52g, 53g, 54g or 55g separately, and module detects to connect whether return to this current potential.
In a desirable layout, four connections returning from hand-held device 30g are connected 50g and are incorporated into an insulation sleeve 26g with corresponding power supply, it have two branches from hand-held device 30g extend to sensor 20g near, one of them branch is connected to and comprises a sensor 20 that removes a line and a loop line that connects 50g, and wherein another branch's integrated drive generator be used for hand-held device 30g and be used for the two return and be connected of sensor 20g.
As shown in figs. 8 and 9, module 10 has two and is used to begin video-game, is used for the moving game menu and the button E1 and the E2 of the software that is used to reset.
In the case, outer computer is a game console, and acts on the control stand input end that is typically connected to operating rod from the data of module 10 outputs, i.e. one group of contact that is designed to receive the on/off signal.
For this reason, this device provides the signal that signal a kind of and from conventional joystick or button control acquisition has same format.
The processing of being finished by module 10 is simple especially in this case, and only be with zero or non-zero signal convert the predetermined form digital logic level that is similar to the logic level that obtains from operating rod output terminal commonly used to.
In a kind of modification, module 10 comprises a computing machine of having programmed, will being become a special information encoded of given outer computer by the on/off conversion of signals that sensor provides, and the variety of way of using the outer computer that connects according to this device to select is finished this processing.
In this most preferred embodiment, remote computer unit (not shown) is suitably being handled the back by they being acted on mechanical playback element, as be suitable for the pneumatic element of human body, generation is sent to the signal of the module 10 that adapts, and is converted into the physical signalling (a kind of pair of feedback kind) that acts on user's health so that send to the control signal of module 10.
Therefore, in the case, module 10 and hand-held device 30g and 30d are mounted the uneven weight of being rotated by the electric notor vibration, so that represent the blast or the shooting of certain weapon.The playback of other type (the virtual reality helmet, earphone, recovery armouring, vibration seat or case etc.) also can be used.
Certainly, Duo Shuo modification can be provided within the scope of the invention by those skilled in the art.
Such as, the connection between sensor 20g, 20d, 40g, 40d and the module 10 can be wireless connections.
Movable sensor can be placed on the joint except elbow or knee, as puts and be used to detect the sensor of entire arms position piggyback or be placed on the sensor that buttocks is used to detect the position of whole piece leg.
In a modification, system of the present invention has and is used for the additional sensor that moves that test goes out user's pin, as is contained on the ankle-joint so that detect the stretching action of an end.In the fistfight video-game, stretch out the action of playing and to produce as virtual actor's jump.
Valuably, system of the present invention has with the additional sensor of the car mat form that comprises the foam that comprises the contact, makes it can detect the moving of the user's foot action of a pin (as move forward), and these are moved converts virtual moving to.In the fistfight video-game, the action of moving a foot in the health front may produce as the virtual action person and move forward.
The external digital processing unit needs not to be a computing machine or control desk, such as it may be the sort of a complete set of video game machine of seeing in the video-game Room, it may be an interactional terminal etc., and the user is directly connected to the ppu unit with themselves system of the present invention and them.
Device of the present invention can be used in the user family then equally, in the video-game Room, bar, airport, public place of entertainment or in other any occasion, because system of the present invention is easy to transportation, and the not specific energy that needs receive and use by system of the present invention the external processing unit of definite signal more, its signal is with identical by control commonly used that is used for external processing unit or the determined signal type of control lever.
For its system of the present invention is that suitable software type comprises very wide range of choice, and depends on needs at that time, and the user can select to satisfy especially the option that the user requires from this wide scope.
Therefore, although under to list not be exhaustive, system of the present invention can be used for the software of fighting games, the software (basketball, football, golf, skiing etc.) that is used to simulate common sports items, the software that is used for learning to move (gymnastics, swimming, aerobic exercise, boxing, contest and in training of the use of one group of drum etc.), video conference software, with comprise through the Internet (giving the embodiment of vigor) the more common long-range software that exists, etc.
System of the present invention comprises that valuably the various coupling arrangements that can make between module 10 and external processing unit are suitable for the adapter that is connected with various microcomputers, control stand and the integrated video game machine of the sort of type that will find in the amusement arcade.
This device can be used with existing software, because the signal by device output in most preferred embodiment is identical with the signal of the operating rod output of using usually, and the signal that is input to system of the present invention is processed to be similar at present by a kind of mode of the mode of some operating rod and sense simulator processing.
Should see that in described example, all standard features of common operating rod all are implemented in system of the present invention.
This system also can be used with software in the future, (because compatibility of it and existing operating rod) believed on knowledge may widespread use, and however providing new application model by means of device of the present invention, perhaps can be used with the software that aims at system of the present invention (as be used for the software of family's gymnastics, wherein the user move by software or can make the user experience virtual software really detected, quantized and estimated).
Native system small and exquisite and be easy to the transportation.
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1. mobile system that converts the control signal of computing machine to that is used at least one joint of user, this system comprises a cover (21d, 21g, 41d, 41g) that is intended to be worn on the joint and is fixed in this and put a movable sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g), and this device is characterised in that this sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) is an on/off sensor and direct moving of impression cover (21d, 21g, 41d, 41g) wall.
2. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) is designed to place and be fixed in the recess in joint.
3. device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that this sensor comprises the magnetic detector (23d) that is placed on joint one side and can detect and be placed on a part of joint opposite side (22d) by detector (23d).
4. device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that this sensor comprises a pressure dome (220d) and tangible pressure in the described pressure dome (210d) is increased sensor sensitive (23d).
5. device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that this sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) comprises a mechanically controlled switch (123d) that is placed on joint first side, with the extended part (122d) that is used to be placed on the relative side in joint and design formation and described mechanically controlled switch (123d) adjacency.
6. the described device of arbitrary claim in the claim as the front is characterized in that sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) is designed to be placed on user's shoulder.
7. the described device of arbitrary claim in the claim as the front is characterized in that sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) is designed to be placed on user's buttocks.
8. the described device of arbitrary claim in the claim as the front is characterized in that sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) is designed to be placed on user's ankle-joint.
9. the described device of arbitrary claim in the claim as the front is characterized in that it is included in the mechanical part (10,30d, 30g) that is used for applying at user's part health mechanical effect under the control of computing machine.
10. arbitraryly in the claim as the front require described device, it is characterized in that it comprises a processor module (10) that is suitable for being become by the conversion of signals of sensor (20d, 20g, 40d, 40g) output the signal that can be used by computing machine.
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